John Cooper (basketball)
John Anthony Cooper (born February 16, 1969) is an American college basketball coach who is an assistant coach at Oklahoma State.[1] He was the head men's basketball coach at Miami University, accepting the position on April 6, 2012 after Charlie Coles announced his retirement.[2] He was let go by the university at the end of the 2016–17 season.[3] Prior to accepting the Job at Miami, Cooper was the head coach at Tennessee State University from 2009–2012.[4]
Current position | |
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Title | Assistant Coach |
Team | UNLV |
Conference | Mountain West |
Biographical details | |
Born | Kansas City, Missouri, U.S. | February 16, 1969
Playing career | |
1987–1991 | Wichita State |
1991–1992 | Fort Wayne Fury |
1992–1993 | Commodore Mustangs |
Position(s) | Forward |
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
1993–1995 | Fayetteville State (asst.) |
1995–2001 | South Carolina (asst.) |
2002–2004 | Oregon (asst.) |
2004–2009 | Auburn (asst.) |
2009–2012 | Tennessee State |
2012–2017 | Miami (Ohio) |
2017–2020 | Oklahoma State (Special Asst. to the HC) |
2020–2022 | SMU (asst.) |
2022–present | UNLV (asst.) |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 102–152 (.402) |
Head coaching record
Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
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Tennessee State Tigers (Ohio Valley Conference) (2009–2012) | |||||||||
2009–10 | Tennessee State | 9–23 | 6–12 | 8th | |||||
2010–11 | Tennessee State | 14–16 | 10–8 | 5th | |||||
2011–12 | Tennessee State | 20–13 | 11–5 | 2nd | CIT First Round | ||||
Tennessee State: | 43–52 (.453) | 27–25 (.519) | |||||||
Miami RedHawks (Mid-American Conference) (2012–2017) | |||||||||
2012–13 | Miami | 9–22 | 3–13 | 6th (East) | |||||
2013–14 | Miami | 13–18 | 8–10 | 4th (East) | |||||
2014–15 | Miami | 13–19 | 8–10 | 5th (East) | |||||
2015–16 | Miami | 13–20 | 6–12 | 5th (East) | |||||
2016–17 | Miami | 11–21 | 4–14 | 6th (East) | |||||
Miami: | 59–100 (.371) | 29–59 (.330) | |||||||
Total: | 102–152 (.402) | ||||||||
National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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References
- "Veteran John Cooper Joins Cowboy Basketball Coaching Staff" (Press release). Oklahoma State Athletics. April 6, 2017. Retrieved September 30, 2017.
- "John Cooper Named Miami University's Head Basketball". muredhaws.com. Retrieved 17 March 2013.
- Goodman, Jeff (March 10, 2017). "John Cooper fired as Miami (Ohio) head coach". ESPN.com. Retrieved September 30, 2017.
- "John Cooper Named TSU Men's Basketball Coach". Tennessee State Tigers Athletics. 29 March 2009. Archived from the original on 17 July 2011. Retrieved 9 October 2010.